Fence-post.



No. 693,061. Patented Feb. ll. |902.

J. PEGG. Fence PosT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN PEGG, OF BLOOMINGPORT, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 693,061, datedFebruary 11, 1902.

Applicatio'n filed August 23, 1900l Serial No. 27,765. (No model.)

.T0 a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PEGG, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bloomingport, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which thefollowing is a specification.-

My invention relates to improvements in fence-posts in which a wooden ormetal post is to be covered with a layer of cement, holes being providedwhich extend through the post to provide means for securing the fence orfence-wires to the post; and the object of my invention is to provide afence-post which will resist the action of the weather, and thus providea practically indestructible fencepost.

Another object is to provide a fence-post in which no part of theperishable material will be exposed to the element-s and to providemeans for securing the fence to my post easily, securely, and quickly;and still another object is to provide a new article of manufacture in afence-post lthat can be made and sold at a very low price.

I attain these objects by the arrangement and combination of the partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my fencepost as it appears when planted in theground, showing thewires of the fence passing through the post. Fig. 2is a longitudinal cross-section of my fence-post, and Fig. 3 is avertical cross-section of my fence-post.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

My fence-post consists of a piece of timber C of about the lengthusually employed for fence-posts and of any size desired-say, forinstance, two by four inches. I then bore holes through the post, saidholes being arranged with reference to the number of wires I contemplateusing in lthe fence, as shown in the drawings. I then drive a piece ofgalvanized iron pipe D into each hole, so that said pipe will extend outof the holes on each side of the post for about one inch. I then coverthe entire post with a layer of cement A, which will bring the ends ofthe tubes or pipes D flush with the surface of the cement A. After thecement has become sufficiently hardened the post can be planted in theearth in the usual manner and the strands of wire B can be run throughthe pipes D from one post to another. It can be seen that the wood C ofthe post will becompletely covered, thus protecting the wood from theaction of the air and weather, which will protect the post from decay.

It is apparent that by the employment of the tubes D, I provide a secureand simple means for securing the fence to the posts,-

and the wires not having to be rigidly secured to the post it will allowfor contraction and expansion of the wires along the whole line offence/without an undue strain at any particular point, and the fencewill thus compensate itself.

If it should be desired to use a woven wire or any other kind of fencethan that shown or described, then it is apparent that such fence can beplaced against my posts and secured thereto by means of short wiresbeing Vpassed through the tubes D and around some part of the fence,`and the fence can thus be securely bound to the post. y

I have described the best method I have found for the construction of mypost; but I wish it understood that the specific construction describedmay be variously changed Without altering the essential principles whichI claim as new. Y

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

The herein-described fence-post, comprising a wooden core, a series ofplain cylindrical fence wire receiving tubes driven through transverseopenings inthe core and held therein by friction alone and located oneabove the other with their ends projecting out an appreciable distancefrom the respective sides of the core, and a protective covering orenvelop of cement completely covering thesides and ends of the core andlaid flush with the mouths of the tubes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

J Ol-IN PEGG.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR V. Psoe, R. W. RANDLE.

